Guernsey County Foundation
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The Guernsey County Foundation could be described as a “friend raiser” for charitable funds benefiting Guernsey County. By leading others to open component funds for the county with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.
Grant Opportunities
The Guernsey County Foundation (GCF), in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), invites nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for a project or program serving Guernsey County to apply for the 2022 grant round.
GFC and FAO’s I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund will award funding to projects or programs that benefit residents of Guernsey County across five areas essential to generating and sustaining transformative change: Arts & Culture; Community & Economic Development; Education; Environmental Stewardship; and Health & Human Services. Requests are encouraged to be between $500 to $10,000. Projects should increase quality of life, create access to opportunities or implement a solution to a need in Guernsey County.
2022 Grant Recipients
- American Red Cross of East Central Ohio for the purchase of smoke detectors to be installed in area homes.
- Buckeye Trail Preschool for the purchase of iPads to incorporate technology into the program’s curriculum.
- Cambridge Area YMCA Family Center to help purchase new equipment for its growing Gymnastics Team Program.
- Cambridge City Schools to help create libraries and foster reading enjoyment and enrichment in K-5 classrooms throughout the district.
- Cambridge Intermediate School to help create an afterschool STEM Club.
- Children’s Advocacy Center of Guernsey County to help rebuild staffing and provide trauma-informed services to children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse.
- Dickens Victorian Village to help fund the installation of permanent signage and an awning at the welcome center.
- East Central Ohio Educational Service Center to support its annual Guernsey County Reading Festival.
- Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry to fund the processing of deer, anticipated to feed at least 1,400 people.
- Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council to provide meaningful Girl Scout experiences to more underserved K-8 girls in Guernsey County through its Community Outreach Program.
- Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center’s Meals on Wheels program to fund materials for its annual “Share the Love” project, which provides baked goods to the county’s senior citizens during the holiday season.
- Haven of Hope to help fund the completion and furnishing of its new administrative office.
- Living Word Outdoor Drama Inc. to help purchase new microphones/headsets.
- Salvation Army to help purchase instruments for a new Youth Music and Band Academy.
- Society of St. Vincent De Paul Christ Our Light Conference to help provide transportation and housing assistance to those who are seeking employment or at risk of losing employment.
- United Way of Guernsey, Monroe and Noble Counties to support its Tiny Book & Blessing Box, which will be stocked with children’s books and non-perishable food items.
Recent Projects
We are excited to announce the Guernsey County Foundation Family of Funds has over $15M in assets! The Guernsey County Foundation has reached a significant milestone that bodes well for numerous worthwhile entities, and also reflects magnificently on the local spirit of philanthropy.
The Foundation’s trustees gathered recently to celebrate achieving an asset base of $15 million for the benefit of the economic, cultural and educational climate in Guernsey County. This growth is significant. When it began as the Cambridge Foundation in 1988 the Guernsey County Foundation had assets of around $25,000. In 2005, the asset base was about $100,000. In 2007 it reached $1 million.
Guernsey Family of Funds
There are now some 57 members of the Guernsey County Foundation family of funds. All of the funds in the family of funds for Guernsey County have independent advisory boards.
The Growing Family of Funds includes:
- G.D. Agnew Foundation Scholarship Fund
- Anonymous Fund of the Guernsey County Foundation Family of Funds
- Antrim Community Cemetery Association Endowment Fund
- The Rose Elizabeth Bell MacConkey Scholarship Fund for Women Going into a Career in Business
- Byesville Rotary Fund
- Byesville Rotary Christmas Food Basket Fund
- Cambridge City Schools Educational Foundation Fund
- Cambridge City Schools Alumni and Friends Educational Fund
- Cambridge Singers Scholarship Fund
- Charles E. Chippi Scholarship Fund
- CHS Class of 1957 Scholarship Fund
- Citizens for Rolling Hills School Fund
- Clifton and Marie Downs Legacy Fund
- W. Grant Hafley and Patricia J. Hafley Fund
- Jenny Cornelius – Woltz Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Don Coss Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Jeff Cox and Jane Schumacher Cox Scholarship Fund
- Jeff Cox and Jane Schumacher Cox Fund
- Lester D. and Thelma I. Ellwood Scholarship Fund
- Myron Fishel Scholarship Fund
- Friends of East Guernsey Education Fund
- Zelma Gray Medical School Scholarship Fund
- Guernsey County Board of Developmental Disabilities Scholarship Fund
- Guernsey County Drug Coalition Fund – CHOICES
- Guernsey County Education Assistance Grant Fund
- Mary E. Knauer Scholarship Fund
- Mary and Quentin Knauer Legacy Fund
- Gary Lucas Memorial Scholarship
- Blaine and Martha Neilley Family Fund
- Guernsey County Foundation Fund
- Guernsey County Senior Citizen Center Fund
- Gulfport Energy Fund
- Miriam Hawes Legacy Endowment Fund
- Mary Kackley-Brill Scholarship Fund
- Leadership Guernsey Fund
- The Living Word Outdoor Drama Endowment Fund
- Madison High School Alumni Scholarship Fund
- James R. Milligan Legacy Fund
- Ohio Arts and Crafts Foundation Fund
- Frank and Esther Ricketts Memorial Fund
- Kevin Ritz Family Foundation Fund
- Paul Sayanek Scholarship Fund
- Winnie Mae Sharpe Education Scholarship Fund
- Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center – Guernsey Health Foundation Fund
- Doug Steele Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Sara Lee Stevens-Youngs Family Memorial Fund
- Loran and Shirley Stutz Fund
- Loran & Shirley Stutz Scholarship Fund
- McGlumphy Family Fund
- Mandy McGlumphy Social Work Scholarship
- Tostenson Family Foundation Fund
- The Davey L. and Sandra Jackson Turner Scholarship Fund
- James and Martha Thomas Scholarship Fund
- United Way of Guernsey, Monroe, and Noble Endowment Fund
- Ohio Arts and Crafts Foundation Fund
- Old Guernsey County Conservation Association Fund
- Scottish Rite Valley of Cambridge Endowment Fund
- Maribeth Wright Fund for Guernsey County
- W. Grant Hafley & Patricia J. Hafley Fund
- Teresa Clark Memorial Scholarship
Guernsey Committee Members
- Cynthia Bond
- Dave Caldwell
- Bryan Conway
- Matt Dolan
- Jeff East
- Joel Losego
- Jeremy Morrow
- Dan Padden
- Rory Stelzer
- Dave Wilson
- Maribeth Wright
- Bill Black, Ex-officio
- Dave Ellwood, Ex-officio
Support the Guernsey Community
The Guernsey County Foundation receives contributions and bequests of all sizes from individuals, corporations and foundations to assist in the funding of projects and charitable organizations. The Foundation is both a recipient vehicle of financial gifts and a distributor of grants to area organizations that meet established guidelines.
Make a secure online donation to the Guernsey Family of Funds – be sure to name the fund you would like your contribution to be applied to in the Designation box.
